Re: VECTOR: FS: Quantum marquee reprints

Hey Joe,
Awesome!!  I'll take one via Paypal.  So it's $57
each, right?
Dan Lane
--- joemagiera <[email protected]> wrote:

> First off, I want to publicly thank Scott Evans for
> allowing me to lease the
> original art work.  Without his cooperation, I would
> not have attempted this
> project.  THANK YOU SCOTT!!
> 
> Yes I've taken the liberty of calling these reprints
> rather than repro's
> (reproductions) as I've used the original artwork
> and color codes.
> 
> These are silk-screened on plexiglas.  Two reasons I
> chose plexi over glass;
> cost and preserving the value of original marquees.
> 
> The plexi was laser cut and are perfect matches for
> length and width.  The
> thickness of the glass (with paint) was measured at
> 0.188".  Unless I put in
> a special order for 1000 pounds of plexi, I could
> not get plexi at that
> thickness.  My closest choices were 0.175" or
> 0.200".  I felt being under
> thick was better than over thick and went with the
> 0.175".  With the paint
> it's even a little closer.
> 
> The silk screening matches the original, five
> colors, plus an overall white
> backing coat.  The (non-screened) front sides all
> still have backing paper
> on them for protection.  All screened sides will be
> checked to verify no
> scratches before packing & shipping.
> 
> I certainly learned a lot about printing going
> through this project.  To any
> of the repro people out there, don't worry about new
> competition, I don't
> want to do this again!  I did this project because
> of the difficulties I had
> in trying to find a decent condition marquee.  I was
> able to finally get
> one, but I think I'm going to use one of these
> non-scratched reprints.
> 
> Even though I was able to use the original art work
> and color codes, it's
> still amazingly difficult to color match a 20+ year
> old item.  The sample we
> used for verification had nicotine stains.  Also,
> colors don't reflect the
> same across plexi and glass.  Finally, colors age
> from their original tone
> over time.  The light blue caused the most problems,
> and I'm sure some
> people will not be satisfied with it.  We did the
> best we could do.  Even
> with the original color codes, we had at least 10
> color match attempts on
> the light blue alone.
> 
> I know the market for Quantums is pretty low, and
> contrary to popular
> belief, at least with the printer I ended up using,
> there was no significant
> quantity level price breaks.  When the Quantum CPO's
> were done, I think the
> figure was around 75.  I'm guessing that there is
> less demand for marquees
> (going on the assumption that more marquees survived
> than in tact CP's).  So
> this was a small run, low double digits.  Based on
> what I went through (took
> over six months), I doubt it will be done again. 
> I've already resigned
> myself that I won't be able to recoup all my money
> outlay, but it's too late
> to worry about that now.
> 
> That all said, here's 3 pics:
> http://www.joesarcade.com/joem/Quantum_marquee/
> There is a low res and a high res pic of the front
> of my reprint and an
> original.  The original is on the bottom in both
> cases.  The other picture
> shows the back of a reprint with the white backing
> coat and the front of
> one, as it would be shipped (with the backing paper
> still on).  I am not
> trying to hide anything, that's why I have a pic of
> an original with the
> reprint.  If you might be interested in buying, I
> personally think they came
> out great, BUT if you do not like what you read in
> terms of process
> (described above) or see in color matching, then by
> all means, do not get
> one.
> 
> Keeping in the spirit of offering stuff for sale on
> the vector list, I am
> giving a vector list discount over the newsgroup.  I
> will be posting this
> same message on the newsgroup except this pricing
> paragraph.  The vector
> list price is $51 plus shipping.  YOU MUST FORWARD
> ME A COPY OF THIS VECTOR
> LIST POST TO GET THE VECTOR LIST PRICE!  I wish I
> could have offered it
> cheaper, but it turned out way more expensive than
> originally thought.  The
> newsgroup price is $56 for the first, $54 for the
> second and $52 for the 3rd
> and beyond (plus shipping).  Shipping in the USA
> will be by USPS Priority
> Mail, and is $6.00 for one to anywhere in the USA. 
> (FYI, I'm not ripping
> anyone on shipping, with shipping supplies, I'll
> actually lose on shipping
> to the west coast).  I will ship anywhere, but I'll
> need to get a quote if
> you're outside the USA.  I'll also need to get a
> quote to ship multiples.
> I'll take cash, check, money order, cashiers check
> or non-credit card paypal
> (paypal id at bottom).  I'll wait a week or so on
> personal checks to clear.
> Other forms of payment I'll do all I can to ship
> within 2 business days.
> You are more than welcome to pick up in person to
> save all shipping charges.
> 
> If you have any questions or comments on this,
> please let me know.  I'll
> answer as quickly as I can.  Thanks for reading what
> I know as a long
> message for a simple marquee reprint.
> 
> Joe
> [email protected]
> 
>
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